[governance] <Urgent> Draft Joint Letter protesting CSTD WG composition only by governments

[Milton L Mueller]

I support the letter. 

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> request at lists.cpsr.org] On Behalf Of Benedek, Wolfgang
> (wolfgang.benedek at uni-graz.at)
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 10:48 AM
> To: governance at lists.cpsr.org; Izumi AIZU
> Subject: AW: [governance] <Urgent> Draft Joint Letter protesting CSTD WG
> composition only by governments
> 
> In full support.
> 
> Wolfgang Benedek
> 
> Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Benedek
> Institute for International Law and International Relations
> University of Graz
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> A-8010 Graz
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> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: izumiaizu at gmail.com [mailto:izumiaizu at gmail.com] Im Auftrag von
> Izumi AIZU
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 09. Dezember 2010 01:53
> An: Governance List
> Betreff: [governance] <Urgent> Draft Joint Letter protesting CSTD WG
> composition only by governments
> 
> Dear list,
> 
> The "rumor" that the decision to compose CSTD WG only by governments
> is now proven to be true, decided by very few members of CSTD.
> 
> I have contacted ICC and ISOC, similar to the joint letter work we had
> on
> Dec 14 consultation on enhanced cooperation. They shared the same
> concern and worked out with many others mostly at ICANN Cartagena
> meeting including ICANN, government folks etc:  UK, Sweden, US,
> ICANN, ccNSO etc.
> 
> Here is the draft text as of now. They plan to send it shortly, and
> asking IGC
> to join. There may be last-minute minor edit, but it is almost final.
> 
> I propose that IGC to sign. IF you have any comments or suggestions,
> please reply to this quickly.  In general, we need 48 hours to decide,
> but in this
> special case, we may not have that luxury of time.
> 
> I have prepared our own draft (sorry for the complication), and now
> it is being edited by our nominees for CSTD WG. My suggestion is
> to carry on this draft as well, and send it in addition to the joint
> one.
> 
> I will post that draft in a separate email and welcome your comments.
> We will send that and perhaps make statement at Dec 17 WG meeting
> if they do not change their decision. We will also include that and
> read that at Dec 14 EC consultation meeting in New York.
> 
> Sorry for the confusing manner, but this could happen, and I think
> acting quickly to keep the Multi-stakeholder framework is urgently
> needed and important for us.
> 
> I hope you understand and support this.
> 
> best,
> 
> izumi
> 
> ------------------
> DRAFT
> 
> To Frederic Riehl
> Cc Ghana Chair of the CSTD
> 
> We are surprised and deeply concerned by the CSTD Bureau's decision
> that  the Working Group on IGF Improvements mandated by resolution
> (2010/2) of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
> will be composed exclusively of member states.
> This ECOSOC resolution, which was initially negotiated during the CSTD
> in May 2010 by or in the presence of many of the signatories below,
> asked the Chair of the CSTD to establish a Working Group to: "seek,
> compile and review inputs from all Member States and all other
> stakeholders on improvements to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF),
> in line with the mandate set out in the Tunis Agenda".
> These words are a clear reference to the paragraph of the WSIS Plan of
> Action (Geneva 2003) that led to the establishment of the very
> successful Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG) and ultimately
> the creation of the IGF itself:
> 
> We ask the Secretary-General of the United Nations to set up a working
> group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process that
> ensures a mechanism for the full and active participation of
> governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing
> and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and
> international organizations and forums, to investigate and make
> proposals for action.
> 
> We therefore expected that the composition of the Working Group would
> be strongly inspired by the methodology adopted for setting up the
> multi-stakeholder WGIG, as stated as the CSTD Vice-Chair's
> recommendation in his report on the meeting he convened on 16
> September 2010.
> 
> The format decided by the Bureau of the CSTD is contrary to both the
> letter and the spirit of the ECOSOC resolution and is therefore not
> acceptable.
> 
> In any event, it is not up to the Bureau of the CSTD to make a
> decision on this matter. This is not a Working Group of the CSTD, but
> rather a Working Group to be convened by the Chair of the CSTD as
> instructed by the ECOSOC resolution.
> The CSTD Chair entrusted you with the mission of implementing the
> request made to her. In light of that and the above information we
> urge you to retract the decision of 7 December, and to establish an
> appropriately constituted Working Group consistent with the WSIS
> formulation ensuring "the full and active participation of
> governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing
> and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and
> international organizations and forums".
> 
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